english vocab

Reprimands

Noun; severe or formal scolding

Paraphernalia

Noun; accessories or additional items

Petulant

Adj. childishly sulky or bad-tempered

Retaliate

Verb. To get revenge; to get even

Stark

Adj. complete or utter; extreme

Jaunt

Noun. A short journey for pleasure or enjoyment

Palpable

Adj. readily seen or heard; touchable

Indolent

Adj. lazily; slothfully

Opaque

Adj. not letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid

Amenities

Noun. Convenient features that help make life pleasant; social courtesies

Debacle

Noun. A great disaster or complete failure; fiasco

Droll

Adj. having a humorous quality; amusing in an unusual way.

Insufferable

Adj. impossible to bear; intolerable

Contemplate

Verb. To think about or consider carefully; ponder

Sullenly

Adv. resentfully; gloomily

Serene

Adj. calm; peaceful

Reiterated

Verb. Repeated

Imminent

Adj. about to happen; impending; near

Infallibility

Noun. Inability to make a mistake; flawless

Precariously

Adverb. Unsteadily; insecurely

Morose

Adj. having a gloomy or sullen manor; not friendly or sociable

Imperious

Adj. overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling

Dejected

Adj. downcast or sad; depressed, dispirited

Mollify

Verb. To calm or make less severe

Pugnacious

Adj. quarrelsome, fond of fighting

Ominous

Adj. unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen

Derision

Noun. ridicule, mockery